Durban - Playground of the Zulu Kingdom

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Albert Park

Because the famous French naturalist and hunter Adulphe Delegorgue lived here during the 1840's, the area became known as Delegorgue's bush. It is now a park with a restaurant shaded by fine indigenous trees.
Between St Andrews Street and the Victoria Embankment

Beachwood Mangroves

The Beachwood Mangroves lie north of the Umgeni River mouth. Within the nature reserve are red, white and black mangroves, fiddler crabs, mudskippers, kingfishers and other bird species. Several walking routes have been laid out. The key to the southern entrance is obtained (deposit) at the northern gate off fairway drive. The mangroves are a national monument.
North of the Umgeni river mouth, behind the sand dunes.

Burman Bush

Enjoy a day out. Burman Bush nature reserve is the ideal place to spend a day out with the family.

Canaan Settlement

This informal settlement developed during the 1990's as a result of urbanisation, with large numbers of people migrating so as to be close to the job market of Durban.
Outer Ring Road, 1km South of the Umgeni River.

Cannibal Haunts

Cannibals under chief Mmdava were known to have operated in the Valley of A 1000 Hills during the 1820's. They used dogs to track down their victims. Nomsimekwane, young prince of the Nyavo tribe, had a narrow escape from them on the banks of the Msunduze river.
Valley Of A Thousand Hills

Cato Manor

Again home to informal settlements, during the apartheid years Cato manor was the site of much political resistance and social strife during the 1940's and 50's. It is presently undergoing the intensive development of basic infrastructures such as roads, water and electricity..
Cato Manor Road

Clermont Hostels

The Dormitory Township of Clermont has the largest hostel complex in the Southern Hemisphere, where one can see barber shops, herbalist shops and the lifestyle of urban hostel-dwellers.
Clermont Township, towards KwaDabeka

Congella, or Khangel' Amankengane

The Zulus had a military outpost here known as Khangel' Amankengane or 'watch the cannibals/vagabonds'. Congella is named after it. There is nothing left of it.
Probably between King Edward viii Hospital and Congella park.

Cycads

The cycads at monteseel belong to the species encephalartos natalensis. They are included here as a national monument.
Monteseel, on the northern slope facing the valley

Escombe Terrace

The terrace is named after Sir Harry Escombe. It has in it several old houses that were built during 1907 to serve the senior officials of the Natal harbour department .
Escombe Terrace, Dbn.

Isithumba

This is a small Zulu village situated on the south banks of the Umgeni River about 15 kms down the river from Nagle Dam in the Valley of 1000 Hills. The name Isithumba refers to a granite outcrop or batholith (also known as old baldy) that rises 625 metres above the village. It has cultural interest.
Valley of a Thousand Hills near Mamba Gorge (Umgeni)

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